US5263358A - Closed-loop air-fuel ratio controller - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to closed loop air-fuel ratio control in internal combustion engines.
- the amount of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen emitted from an internal combustion engine may be substantially reduced by controlling the air-fuel ratio of the mixture admitted into the engine and catalytically treating the exhaust gases emitted therefrom.
- the optimum air-fuel ratio of the mixture supplied to the engine for most efficient reduction of the above described exhaust gas constituents is substantially the stoichiometric ratio. Even slight deviations from the stoichiometric ratio can cause substantial degradation in the reduction efficiency. Accordingly, it is important that precise control of the air-fuel ratio be maintained.
- Conventional closed-loop air-fuel ratio control systems provide, by definition, feedback as to the actual air-fuel ratio of the mixture supplied to the engine, such as with the common zirconia oxide ZrO 2 oxygen sensor disposed in the exhaust path of the engine.
- the ZrO 2 sensor provides a high gain, substantially linear measurement of the oxygen content of the exhaust gas which, in a well known manner, may be translated into information on the actual ratio of fuel to air admitted into the engine.
- the translated information is used to make on-line corrections to the air-fuel ratio control. As such, it is important that accurate information on the actual air-fuel ratio be provided by the oxygen sensor.
- the ZrO 2 sensor output predictably varies as the temperature of the sensor varies and as the frequency of the sensor varies. Accordingly, the accuracy of the feedback mechanism and, in turn, the accuracy of the air-fuel ratio tends to degrade as the temperature and switching frequency deviate away from a design temperature and switching frequency.
- the switch point is adjusted in direction to provide a more accurate characterization of the stoichiometric point, so as to improve the accuracy of the air-fuel ratio control and in turn, the capacity of the system to reduce undesirable exhaust gas constituents.
- FIG. 1 illustrates generally the effect of a temperature change on a typical oxygen sensor "S" curve
- FIG. 2 illustrates generally the effect of a switching frequency change on a typical oxygen sensor "S" curve
- FIG. 3 is a computer flow diagram illustrating the operation of a routine incorporating the principles of this invention in accord with a first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a computer flow diagram illustrating the operation of a routine incorporating the principles of this invention in accord with a second embodiment.
- the calculated pulse width is trimmed when the engine operating conditions are such that it is desired to operate "closed loop" in a manner so as to drive the actual air-fuel ratio to the stoichiometric ratio to maximize the conversion efficiency of the three way catalytic converter.
- a proportional correction is determined using the status of a fast filtered air-fuel ratio term FF, and an integral correction is determined using the status of a slow filtered air-fuel ratio term SF.
- the status of FF is determined by comparing FF to a region centered around a threshold value K F which represents the oxygen sensor voltage corresponding to stoichiometry.
- K F represents the oxygen sensor voltage corresponding to stoichiometry.
- the status of SF is determined by comparing SF to a region defined by K 21 and K 22 , which represent oxygen sensor voltages corresponding to a rich air-fuel ratio voltage threshold and a lean air-fuel ratio voltage threshold, respectively. These two values are set at a voltage amount above and below the voltage corresponding to stoichiometry, respectively.
- the conventional oxygen sensor such as a ZrO 2 sensor located in the exhaust path of the engine provides information indicating the actual engine air-fuel ratio.
- Conventional air-fuel ratio control systems operate in a manner that presupposes an oxygen sensor that is substantially accurate over variations in sensor temperature and sensor switching frequency.
- the ZrO 2 characteristic "S" curve can substantially vary with changes in temperature, for example from the design temperature “temp1" position to a position corresponding to a second temperature “temp2".
- the "S" curve displacement that results from the change in temperature will, unless compensated for, result in control inaccuracies, in that the uncompensated control will attempt to drive the sensor voltage to a point within the illustrated "voltage range 1" whereas the illustrated "voltage range 2" is more truly indicative of the range corresponding to stoichiometry.
- the present invention monitors changes in operating temperature and, based on predetermined relationships between changes in temperature and the corresponding variation in the "S" curve for the sensor used in the application, adjusts the values that the sensor voltage is compared to, so as to more accurately characterize the air-fuel ratio as rich or lean.
- the second factor affecting the accuracy of the ZrO 2 sensor is sensor switching frequency, which may be described as the time rate at which the sensor output voltage alternates between voltages corresponding to a rich condition and voltages corresponding to a lean condition.
- sensor switching frequency which may be described as the time rate at which the sensor output voltage alternates between voltages corresponding to a rich condition and voltages corresponding to a lean condition.
- the ZrO 2 characteristic "S" curve can substantially vary with changes in frequency, for example from the design frequency "freq1" position to a position corresponding to a second frequency "freq2".
- the present invention monitors changes in sensor switching frequency and, based on predetermined relationships between changes in frequency and the corresponding variation in the "S" curve for the sensor used in the application, adjusts the values that the sensor voltage is compared to, so as to more accurately characterize the air-fuel ratio as rich or lean.
- the present invention takes the above described variations into account by adjusting at least one of the threshold values of K F , K 21 and K 22 in response to sensed changes in oxygen sensor temperature and oxygen sensor switching frequency.
- the system closed loop compensation operates around a stoichiometric region less sensitive to changes in temperature and switching frequency, and provides a more robust overall air-fuel ratio control.
- the routines of FIG. 3 and 4 are embodied in, and executed by a digital computer, such as that illustrated in FIG. 2 of the incorporated reference.
- comparison of the adjusted threshold values to FF and SF may be carried out in any conventional manner, such as is illustrated in the reference incorporated herein.
- the routine in accord with the principles of this invention determines necessary temperature and frequency compensation factors, via the routine of FIG. 3.
- the routine is entered at step 50, and proceeds to step 52, where the switching frequency of the oxygen sensor is determined in any conventional manner, such as by recording the number of sensed switches between a rich and lean oxygen condition over a recent predetermined period of time.
- step 54 the temperature of the oxygen sensor is sensed or estimated, such as by measuring the temperature of the engine exhaust gas passing by the sensor.
- the temperature information is communicated to and stored in the engine controller volatile memory.
- a frequency compensation value K FREQ is determined at step 56 as a predetermined function of the sensed switching frequency of the oxygen sensor, for example using a conventional lookup table, with switching frequency as the lookup value, and values of K FREQ as the ordered value.
- K FREQ is ultimately added to K F , so as to provide a sum substantially indicative of the true basal stoichiometric switchpoint of the oxygen sensor, in the face of the above described frequency effects.
- K TEMP the predetermined temperature compensation value, in a manner analogous to that used to determine K FREQ .
- K TEMP may be determined using a conventional table lookup with temperature of the oxygen sensor as the lookup value and K TEMP as the ordered value, in the manner described for the K FREQ lookup table.
- K TEMP is used to compensate for variations in the oxygen sensor voltage corresponding to stoichiometry due to temperature changes of the sensor.
- K TEMP values stored in the lookup table are determined as being the amount of change in the stoichiometric voltage away from a design voltage, for example the change from Vo to Vo' in FIG. 1, due to a variations in temperature.
- K TEMP will be added ultimately to at least one of the threshold values before they are compared to a filtered version of the sensor output. The resulting sum should then be indicative of the true stoichiometric switchpoint of the sensor in the face of variations in temperature.
- step 60 to incorporate sensor frequency and temperature effects into K F , which is the threshold value corresponding to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, according to the following equation
- K BASE represents a stoichiometric ratio in the absence of the above described temperature and frequency effects (the stoichiometric switchpoint at the design frequency and temperature).
- the fast filtered oxygen sensor reading will be compared to K F for a determination as to whether the air-fuel ratio is rich or lean and, per the adjustments made herein at step 60, a more accurate determination can be given over a range of temperatures and switching frequencies.
- the routine proceeds to step 62, to return to the calling routine.
- the sensor voltages indicative of the stoichiometric range which is a window around the stoichiometric switchpoint as defined by K 21 and K 22 , have been found to vary predictably with changes in oxygen sensor temperature and sensor switching frequency. Accordingly, by characterizing the changes in the lower bound voltage defining the range and the upper bound voltage further defining the range, and by properly adjusting these voltages, an air-fuel ratio control with improved accuracy over changes in temperature and frequency can be provided.
- the steps 56a through 60a of FIG. 4 can be substituted into the routine of FIG. 3 for the steps 56 through 60.
- the routine in accord with the second embodiment proceeds from step 54 of the routine of FIG. 3, to step 56a of the routine of FIG. 4, to determine K 21FREQ as a function of the sensor switching frequency as determined at step 52, and to determine K 22FREQ also as a function of the sensor switching frequency.
- the functions used to determine K 21FREQ and K 22FREQ are not necessarily the same function, nor are they necessarily related to the functions used to determine other adjustment values, such as those described at steps 56, 58, or 58a.
- the values determined at this step 56a may be referenced from a lookup table, with frequency as the lookup value.
- the values stored in the table may be determined in a calibration step, wherein variations in the indication of the voltage range corresponding to a stoichiometric ratio range may be monitored over controlled changes in frequency, such as was described at step 56 of the routine of FIG. 3.
- each of the temperature adjustment values may be determined via distinct functions, such as by performing a separate calibration of the temperature effects on K 21 and K 22 , and by storing the calibration results in tabular form in memory, for table lookup using temperature as the reference value.
- the temperature compensation values determined at this step correspond to the amount of variation in the lower and upper bound voltages corresponding to the stoichiometric range due to the present temperature as determined at step 54, such as was described at step 58 of the routine of FIG. 3.
- step 60a K 21 and K 22 are adjusted according to the following equations
- K 21BASE and K 22BASE represent constant lower and upper bound values defining a window of predetermined width around the voltage corresponding to the stoichiometric ratio at the design frequency and temperature.
- the bounds of this window are thus made variable in this embodiment so as to compensate for the above described variations in the indication of the stoichiometric voltage window due to temperature and frequency effects. Accordingly, a more accurate indication of the oxygen sensor voltages corresponding to a rich or lean engine air-fuel ratio for comparison with the slow filtered air-fuel ratio signal SF is provided.
- both the fast filtered threshold compensation of the first embodiment and the slow filtered threshold compensation of the second embodiment may be combined in a single embodiment, so as to provide compensation affecting both the proportional gain and the integral gain in the closed loop adjustment of the fuel provided to the engine.
- Such compensation may be provided by appending steps 56a through 60a of the routine of FIG. 4 to the routine of FIG. 3, after step 60 of that routine, and before step 62, so that appropriate adjustment of K F , K 21 and K 22 is provided.
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K.sub.F =K.sub.BASE +K.sub.FREQ +K.sub.TEMP
K.sub.21 =K.sub.21BASE +K.sub.21FREQ +K.sub.21TEMP
K.sub.22 =K.sub.22BASE +K.sub.22FREQ +K.sub.22TEMP
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